Maputo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3076
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$520
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1290
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
38
79
🏙️ Population
1.13M
24.9M

The cost of living in Maputo is 2% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4869th and 4780th ($1116 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Mozambique and China, respectively. Check Mozambique vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7151st and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Shanghai

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Maputo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$913
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.92%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3581
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2586
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5539
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774